Weather & Climate

11 interactive Geography simulations on weather & climate.

Tropical cyclones – formation, structure and storm surge Geography · Weather & Climate Set the sea-surface temperature, the latitude where a disturbance starts, the vertical wind shear and the humidity... Ages 15–16
Climate graphs of world cities – read, build and classify climates Geography · Weather & Climate Monthly temperature (line) and rainfall (bars) for ten cities with different climates: equatorial, tropical monsoon,... Ages 15–16
Layers of the atmosphere – temperature, pressure and composition with height Geography · Weather & Climate Launch a weather balloon or a sounding rocket up through the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere.... Ages 15–16
Ice Ages and Climate Change – Milankovitch Cycles, the Sun, Volcanoes and CO₂ Geography · Weather & Climate Switch each climate driver on or off: the three Milankovitch cycles (eccentricity about 100 000 years, axial tilt... Ages 15–16
Air pressure, wind and fronts – Coriolis effect Geography · Weather & Climate A pressure map with a draggable high-pressure centre (H) and low-pressure centre (L), with isobars drawn... Ages 15–16
El Niño and La Niña – trade winds, upwelling and the Southern Oscillation Geography · Weather & Climate A cross-section of the equatorial Pacific from Indonesia to Peru. Drag the trade-wind strength: strong winds pile... Ages 15–16
Greenhouse effect – greenhouse gases and Earth's temperature Geography · Weather & Climate Watch sunlight reach the ground, then the ground emit infrared radiation, part of which is trapped by greenhouse... Ages 11–12
Relief rainfall and the rain shadow – föhn effect over a mountain range Geography · Weather & Climate Moist air from the sea meets a mountain range and is forced up the windward slope: it cools at the dry adiabatic... Ages 15–16
2D + 3D Sun Angle by Latitude – Climate Zones and the Greenhouse Effect Geography · Weather & Climate A beam of sunlight of equal width strikes the Earth: at the equator the rays hit nearly straight down, so energy is... Ages 11–12
Ozone layer: depletion and recovery – UV, CFCs, the ozone hole and the Montreal Protocol Geography · Weather & Climate Four linked views of the ozone layer. UV: sunlight passes through an ozone column you choose; UV-C is absorbed... Ages 15–16
Climate change responses – emissions pathways, warming and impacts to 2100 Geography · Weather & Climate Choose mitigation measures (renewable electricity, clean transport, cleaner industry and buildings, energy... Ages 15–16